July 6, 2020

US Electric Grid Is Rebuilt for Uncertainty

Peter Maloney

July 1, 2020

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Billions in capital spending taking place to prepare for electrification, natural disasters

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Update to Phoenix Arena

Bruce Buckley

July 1, 2020

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HOK recently designed the $230-million, phased renovation of Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Ironing Out Iowa's Interstate

Jim Parsons

July 1, 2020

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The $1.3-billion Council Bluffs Interstate System Program is approximately two-thirds of the way toward achieving its goal of modernizing the highway system serving metropolitan Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Neb.

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Massive Methanol

Louise Poirier

July 1, 2020

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A joint venture of Koch Methanol Investments LLC and Yuhuang Chemical Industries Inc. is currently constructing a $1.85-billion greenfield methanol production facility in St. James Parish, La.

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Reactor Reaches Milestone

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

July 1, 2020

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Cooling tank essential for expanded plant’s safety

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Recycling Water for Agriculture

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 1, 2020

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Program aims to reduce reliance on groundwater

2020 Top 500 Sourcebook: Bayer Expands Campus

Bruce Buckley

July 1, 2020

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New center will produce future therapies for cancer

Face Coverings and Masks

When Coronavirus Cases Spike at Construction Jobsites

July 1, 2020

As bars, restaurants and holiday get-togethers return and positive tests multiply, contractors face new challenges

Boston Implements Full Construction Reopening Plan

COVID-19 concerns loom as project teams get back to work

Scott Van Voorhis

June 24, 2020

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Boston has completed the final phase of reopening the city’s construction industry.

Concrete fill of tied steel-plate panels

Key Tests Say SpeedCore Needs No Fire Protection

Nadine M. Post

July 1, 2020

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There is good news for boosters of a modular system of tied dual-plate walls field-filled with concrete—dubbed SpeedCore for its potential to slash superstructure construction time compared to steel frames with reinforced concrete cores.

Acquisition of Work Planning System Captures Tech Leaders' Interest

Tom Sawyer

July 1, 2020

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Construxiv Technologies announced on June 18 that it has acquired Grit Virtual, a construction scheduling and management software that allows for detailed activity planning by general contractors and subcontractors.

Transportation

Record-Breaking Heavy Transport Gets Underway in Nevada

Mark Shaw

July 1, 2020

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Crews have begun hauling a 2.4-million-lb decommissioned reactor pressure vessel across the state of Nevada using mostly two-lane roads.

ENR Editorial Work Honored Across Multiple Platforms

Janice L. Tuchman

July 1, 2020

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Managing Editor Scott Blair has a passion for videography. He learned that television’s Telly Awards honor videos created across all screens—including ENR’s work posted on ENR.com/videos.

Coronavirus and Construction

Analysis: COVID-19 Causes 35% Productivity Loss at UK Projects

Debra K. Rubin

June 29, 2020

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Consultant Turner and Townsend weighs new labor issues, remote work and disrupted materials in delays and cost hikes, as Britain is set to reduce social distance rules by July 4.

Legislature Slashes North Carolina Roads Budget

July 1, 2020

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The financially beleaguered North Carolina Dept. of Transportation could see its current $1.5-billion road-building budget cut by nearly one-third under a bill passed June 25 by the state legislature.

If Built, Sydney High-Rise, at 590 Ft, Would Have World's Tallest Hybrid Timber Structure

Nadine M. Post

June 29, 2020

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If all goes according to plan, construction of Atlassian headquarters could begin early next year on a 40-story hybrid timber-and-structural-steel office building in Sydney, Australia

Product Snapshot: Concrete Polisher and Cooling Face Cover

July 1, 2020

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The RP235 and RP245 polishing riders, powered by a 25-hp Kohler PCH740 propane engine, are designed for polishing large areas.

Pulse: Project News for the Week of July 6, 2020

July 1, 2020

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Hines Interests Ltd. Partnership is planning to create a mixed-use development on a 16.5-acre site in Oak Brook that was formerly the McDonald’s headquarters.